whitehead's books have you read?r: toni morrison has been one of my most inspirational writers. i'm reading mr. whitehead's right now, the underground railroad. i'm presently reading it now and i'm enjoying every bit of it. this has been a treat for me to see you on tv today, so thank you. >> host: ken, what do you do in spartanburg, south carolina? >> caller: i'm actually, i work for the hospital here. i'm a nurse. >> host: thank you, sir. >> guest: thanks for reading. i hope the end of the book is not disappointing. but i'm glad you are enjoying the first half of the book. so writers have inspired me, so many different folks. you can get something from raymond carver, a writer of realistic short stories. something from ralph ellison. i guess early influences was twilight zone and marvel comics and stephen king. before i got to college i wanted to write horror. i wanted to write like the black salem slot for the black shiny. if you took any stephen king title and put black in front of it that is basically what i wan

whitehead. here's a list of his books, we referred to several of them throughout the first half hour so i want to give you a full list. the intuitionist is his first book that came out in 1998, john henry days 2001, the colossus of new york 2003, apex hides the herd came out in 2006, sag harbor 2009. zone one about the zombies 2011. the noble hustle which we talked about, a nonfiction book 2014 and of course his most recent, the underground railroad which won the pulitzer prize, national book award etc. area and we want to have your participation this afternoon in our conversation. here's how you can participate. 222-748-8200 and if you live in east and central time zones, 202-748-8201. for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zones, now we have avril show media sites you can also contact colson whitehead. we got facebook, twitter, instagram, at book tv is the handle you need to remember for those three and here is our email addressas well . book tv at c-span.org. will begintaking those

colson whitehead please accept the library of congress 2020 price for american fiction.wow that is an honor. i have been writing 29 years now first as a journalist at the newspaper new york which closed down last year and then as a novelist. i have had many ups and downs sometimes you write a book sometimes people get it. sometimes they don't. they say keep going. don't give up or else you have to get a real job and lord knows you don't want to do that. thank you library of congress for affirming my resolve not to get a real job. i will definitely think about this moment when i feel low and the future when the book isn't going that well. thanks a lot. >>host: a very big congratulations to you from the library of congress i am sitting right now in washington dc. we'll talk about your career. first my name is marie the literary director of the library of congress. we are very proud to be giving this award to you colson whitehead with a series of achievements you have made in such a short time. century first publication in 2000, it has been 20 years and we are super impress

whitehead. i am enjoying the program.eems my question has been answered but i wanted to know who is one of your favorite authors and when did you know it would be a lifetime duty from going out to get her real nine to five job? >>host: we will get an answer to that in just a minute but what pride are inspired you which of his books have you read? >> larson has been one of my most inspirational writers and i am reading mr. whitehead's book now. the underground railroad. i'm presently reading it now and enjoying every bit of it. thank you. >>host: what do you do in spartanburg? >> actually i work for the hospital here. i am a nurse. >>host: thank you. >> the end of the book i hope it is not disappointing with those realistic short stories i guess early influences those like stephen king so basically what i wanted to do horror fiction writer science fiction writer. >> so what does the term magical realism mean to you? those are presented in the same register so giving marquez came up with it as a bigger practitioner listenin

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this but ripley's rep pulitzer prize-winning author colson whitehead as our guest.t recent book is "the underground railroad." mr. whitehead, what's the appropriate response when your books appraised by oprah,, president obama, human apology and the national book award, what is it appropriate response? >> guest: if only a took the painwa

that is all coming up along with authors melinda gates, colton whitehead, and many others. follow-up on social media at book tp is our handle to get a full schedule update. : : : [instrumental music] hi everyone and welcome to the national books festival. my name is anna lehman and i'm the executive director of the women's suffrage centennial commission. i'm here today with megan twohey and gail collins. both incredible authors and writers and journalists and i cannot wait for you to hear what they have to say. i mentioned that i'm the executive director of the women's suffrage centennial commission, the commission is a very proud sponsor of the national books festival this year, we are the sponsor of the fearless women trail, which is featuring authors who are fearless just like gail and megan also books and stories about women throughout american history. it's just really a privilege to be here in this place today with these two women. i'd like to start us off with some brief introductions for gail and megan and then we will kick it off. megan is joining us, she is the au

and the best-selling nonfiction books according to portland, oregon to pal's is the nickel boys, whiteheads fictionalize history of the jim crow era and the civil rights movement. all of these authors have appeared on book tv, you can watch them online booktv.org. >> hello everyone, welcome thank you so much for tuning in. my name is audrey stuart and on behalf of the bookstore am so pleased to welcome to today's form with juliet schor with her book "after the gig". she is doing today conversation by vina. julia sure is a professor of sociology at boston college. she is also a member of the macarthur foundation connected learning research network. she has written and edited many books on the economy and sustainability including sustainable life sales and a quest for platitudes. she is a fellow -- meant former guggenheim fellow and has won multiple awards for her work and research. she is joined today by vina, who is a professor of law at the university of california hastings. her work has been cited by the california supreme court in her writing has been published in the los angeles times.

polson whitehead's fictionalized history of the jim crow era and the civil rights movement.v and you can watch them online at booktv.org. >> welcome back to booktv's continuing coverage of the 20th annual national book festival sponsored by the library of congress.for 20 years booktv has been a part of the national book festival when it was held on capitol hill the national mall, washington convention center and of course this year it is virtual.several author programs are coming up this evening, the full schedule is available on our website at booktv.org or on your program guide. some of the authors you will hear from include madeleine albright, robert gates, Ãband you'll also have the chance to talk with author rick perlstein who writes about conservative politics and as an addition tonight we are doing a live calling program with diamond and silk, their book is called uprising. that's a little later this evening. right now we are going to kick off our sunday coverage with an Ãthe widow of carl sagan and the co-author of cosmos. >> [instrumental music] >> hello, i'm annie

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and the best-selling nonfiction books according to portland, oregon to pal's is the nickel boys, whiteheads fictionalize history of the jim crow era and the civil rights movement. all of these authors have appeared on book tv, you can watch them online booktv.org. >> hello everyone, welcome thank you so much for tuning in. my name is audrey stuart and on behalf of the bookstore am so pleased to welcome to